Hinged hasp fastening



Sept. 15, 1936. c. w. CHENEY HINGED HASP FASTENING Filed Jan. 2, 1956 .filon {lill/111111114 75 Patented Sept. 15, 1936 2,054,360 4 y Y HINGED HAsP FASTENING Charles William Cheney, Soho, Birmingham,

England Y Application January 2, 1936, -Serial No. 57,215 In Great Britain April 17, 1935 5 Claims.

The invention relates to a hinged hasp fastening of the kind used on an attach or suit case or the like.

Such a -fastening comprises two main parts, one an attachment plate, and the other a hasp hinged to the attachment plate by a hinging pin.

The invention provides in such a fastening a combination of parts, the primaryone of which is a hasp formed from sheet metal and comprising front and back plates integrally joined up at that end of the hasp where the staple or loop is applied, thefront plate havingopposite hinging lugs and a crossing hood rigidly connecting said lugs.

The combination of parts will be hereinafter clearly set out in the claims and described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and same results in a very strong, eicient and cheap hasp fastening.

Fig. 1 is a iront elevation.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a back elevation of Figs. l and 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. 3 on the dotted lines A-B.

Fig. 5 is a section showing the hasp only with its front and back plates partly closed to each other.

Fig. 6 is a back view of a hasp modified in detail.

Fig. '7 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 shows a modication of Fig. 4.

With reference to Figs. 1 5, the fastening comprises two main parts, an attachment plate I and a hasp 2, hinged together by a hinging pin 3.

Said attachment plate, preferably formed from sheet metal, has an opposite pair of lugs 4 and 5 formed with holes for the hinging pin, and a hood 6 lrigidly connecting said lugs, and a boundary ange l joining up with the lugs 4 and 5, to thereby provide an inexpensive and strong form of attachment plate member.

The hasp 2, formed from sheet metal, comprises front plate 8 and back plate 9 integrally joined up at I0, near to Where the staple or loop II is applied to the back plate, by doubling the blank upon itself at the part I0, the staple I I being rigidly riveted to the back plate 9.

Said iront plate 8 has an opposite pair of hinging lugs I2, I3 and a hood I4 rigidly connecting said lugs, and also a boundary ilange I5 joining with the lugs except at that part I where the doubling of the blank takes place, said ange being at this part cut away. The lugs I2, I3 each have a hole vin them to receive the hinging pin 3.

The back'plate' is also provided with an opposite pair of vlugs I6 and Il having a Ahole in each of Vthem to receive the hinging pin, and has a boundary flange I8 joining with the lugs 5 I6 and I'I `and extending to near4 the point I0 Where the front and back plates integrally join The flange I8 of the back plate is made to closely iit within the ange I of the front plate, 10 as clearly. shown in Figs.` 3 'and 4, and the pair of'lugs I 6,' I"I ofthe back plate to fit between the lugs I2 and I3 of the front plate, as clearlyv shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the one plate transversely supporting the other.

When the closed hasp 2 is applied to the attachment plate I the pair of lugs I6, I'I engages between the pair of lugs 4 and 5, and the hood I4 engages Within the hood 6, in which position of parts the hinging pin passes through the holes of all the three pairs of lugs and is riveted at its ends as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, but previously to riveting a coiled spring I9 may be applied over the hinging pin to operate in torsion between the attachment plate and the hasp.

In the modification Figs. 6 and 7 the back plate 9 is without opposite lugs or boundary flange, but fits closely within the boundary flange I5, and is held therein by inwardly turned ears 20 and 2| upon the boundary ilange I5. Otherwise, this modification is the same as the construction described with reference to Figs. 1 5.

In the modication Fig. 8 the backplate 9 is without a boundary ange but ts closely within the boundary flange I5 of the back plate by engagement of the hinging pin 3.

The attachment plate part I is preferably made from sheet metal, but it may be a cast metal part.

Having now described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. In a hinged hasp fastening, the combination of an attachment plate having an opposite pair of hinging lugs; a hasp formed from sheet metal and comprising front and back plates integrally joined up at that end of the hasp where the staple is applied, said front plate having an opposite pair of hinging lugs and a hood rigidly connecting said lugs, the hasp lugs to engage between the lugs of the attachment plate; means for fixing the loose end of the back plate; and a hinging pin passing through the engaging pairs of lugs to hinge said attachment plate to the hasp, substantially as described.

L2Y c 2. Ina hinged hasp fastening, the combination of'an attachment plate formed from sheet metal and having an opposite pair of hinging Y lugs and a hood rigidly connecting said lugs, and

also a boundaryrflange joining with said lugs; a hasp formed from sheet metal and comprising front and backV plates integrally joined Where the staple is applied, said front'plate having an opposite pair of hinging lugs to engage between the lugs of vthe attachment plate and a hood rigidly connecting .said lugs, and also a boundary flange joining with the lugs, the back plate fltting Within the flanges of the frontV plate; means for fixingV the loose end of the backrplate; and a hinging pin passing through the engaging of lugs, substantially as described.

f 3. In a hinged hasp fastening, the-'combinaa hoodrigidly connecting said lugs, and also a' boundary flange joining with the lugs, the backv plate having a boundary :Gange to iit Within the flanges of the front plate, and an opposite pair of lugs joining with these ang'es at the loose endof the back plate; and a hinging pin passing through all the pairs of Vlugs.`

Ving pin and operating torsionally between pairs 4. In a hinged hasp fastening, the combina- Y tion of an attachment plate having an opposite pair of hinging lugs; a hasp formed from sheet metal and comprising front and back plates integrally joined where the staple is applied, said frontY plate having a pair of opposite hingingV lugs, a hood rigidly connecting the lugs, and a boundary flange connecting with the lugs; means for fixing the loose end of the back plate; a hinging pin lpassing through and engaging the pairs of lugs, and a spring encircling the hing-V the attachment plate and the hasp. Y

5. In avhinged hasp fastening, the combination of Van attachment plate formed from sheet metal and having an opposite pair of hinging lugs and a hood rigidly. connecting said lugs, and

also a boundary flange joining with said lugs; a hasp formed from sheet metal and comprising front and back plates integrally joinedrwhere the stapleris applied', said. front plate having an opposite pair of hingingjlugs to engage between the lugs of the attachment plate, and a hood rigidly connecting said lugs, andy also a.V boundary flange joining with the lugs, the back plate lit-V ting within the flanges of the front plate; meansfor fixing the loose end of therback plate;l a hinging pin passing through the engaging pairs of lugs; and a spring encircling the hinging pinv and operating torsionally between the attachment plate and the hasp. Y

CHARLES CHENEY. 

